Music in the Kitchen

In fact, music has recently been rejuvenated in our kitchen with the arrival of a BT Voyager Digital Music Player. Sitting simply in the corner, it allows us to listen to anything our computer can play on CD, MP3, or stream via the Internet. Consequently, I’ve been listening to NPR and the CBC a lot recently.

What is the total number of music files on your computer?

No idea. Does it matter? It’s quality that counts.

The last CD you bought?

Shortly after Christmas I heard a discussion on CBC Radio about the best Canadian albums of 2004. One of those mentioned was My Favorite Distraction by Coral Egan. Think Sarah McLachlan crossed with Joni Mitchell.

Once in a Lifetime by Aretha Franklin from the album Yeah! Aretha Franklin in Person — a great preformance recorded live at a nightclub in 1965. The crowd obviously doesn’t realize that the young Aretha will become the undisputed Queen of Soul. At one point you can clearly hear a young woman let out an indignant “ouch!” as if she’s just been pinched, and during the next song a man whistles the theme music to the Twilight Zone. Philistines!

Softly, William, Softly from the album Concord on a Summer Night by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. A magical song-without-words on an atmospheric live recording.

Who are you going to pass this stick to and why?

Anyone who reads this post and cares enough to reciprocate; because they obviously care.

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Thought I’d check out my understanding of the modern vernacular by following your “Corcovado” link, to see if it reinforced my understanding of “cool”, or not. You must really like it. The album with “Corcovado” lived in the same house as you did as far back as, at least, 1966. I think I am beginning to understand “cool” – “Corcovado” was cool in 1966 and it still is.

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